Our Links Library contains links to other websites that we like and are related to railways or the local area. If you have any suggestions for other websites that we might link to please let us know on the contact page.
Heritage Railways
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Bressingham Steam & Gardens | Bressingham Steam & Gardens is a steam museum and gardens located at Bressingham, west of Diss in Norfolk, England |
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway | Britain's oldest inland cliff railway and England's only inland passenger-carrying funicular is owned by the Tipping family, who live in Suffolk. Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is the oldest and steepest funicular in the country transporting people since 1892 |
Bure Valley Railway | Travel behind powerful 15" gauge steam locomotives through the scenic Heart of the Norfolk Broads from Aylsham to Wroxham (Hoveton). |
East Anglian Transport Museum | East Anglia's Premier Working Transport Museum |
Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Guage Railway Society | This Society is working to restore the SR from the Halesworth end. |
Leiston Works Railway | Working to re-lay track between the Long Shop Museum (formerly 'Town Works') and the former 'Station (or Top) Works by Leiston Station on the branch to Aldeburgh. The shunting engine SIRAPITE (used from 1929-1962) has recently been fully restored. |
Mid Norfolk Railway | A fast-growing "New Generation" Heritage Railway not far over the Norfolk border: 11 miles in regular use, another 2.5 in occasional use, and more to come. Extremely good galas. |
Mid Suffolk Light Railway | The 'Middy' - was a classic case of a rural railway that never paid its way but managed to struggle on for half a century. The memory of this fine example of quirky English history is kept alive at Suffolk's only railway museum at Brockford. |
North Norfolk Railway | The North Norfolk Railway offers far more than just a train ride, experience yesterday tomorrow with a day out travelling through some of Norfolk’s stunning coastal countryside. |
North Yorks Moors Railway | Working steam railway in the North Yorkshire Moors |
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway | An historic Welsh rural light railway surviving for over a century. Opened in 1903, this line still operates two of the original steam locomotives. It served the local farming communities until closure in 1963, but re-opened as a tourist line in 1965. |
Whitwell and Reepham Railway | The latest East Anglian railway preservation group - committed to restoring this mid-Norfolk station to a working museum. Now running live steam on the first Sunday of each month. |
Local Information
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Halesworth to Southwold Narrow Guage Railway Society | This Society is working to restore the SR from the Halesworth end. |
Norfolk and Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers | A local group of keen modellers of narrow gauge railways - both actual and fictional! Monthly meetings at Barsham near Beccles. |
Potted History of the SR from the Blythburgh History Notes | A short outline of the SR's history by David Lee. This website has several other interesting historical articles. |
Wenhaston SR Heritage Project Facebook Group | Set up and managed by Aidan Kelly this Facebook group provides an independent view of happenings at the Wenhaston site. NB this is an independent project and is not under the control of the SRT and any content on there is not endorsed by the Trust |
Railway Organisations
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Narrow Gauge Railway Society | The Narrow Gauge Railway Society has a huge amount of information about narrow guage railways all over the world |
Norfolk Railway Society | Norwich-based group for people interested in railways in Norfolk and East Anglia |
SRT Suppliers
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Pegg’s of Aldeburgh | With four generations of expertise in traditional craft and modern engineering, this family firm always delivers excellence in precision metal work of all kinds. |